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The Atacama Region (Spanish: Región de Atacama, pronounced) is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. It comprises three provinces : Chañaral , Copiapó and Huasco . It is bordered to the north by Antofagasta , to the south by Coquimbo , to the east by the provinces of Catamarca , La Rioja and San Juan of Argentina , and to ...
Cordillera de la Sal, part of Cordillera Domeyko. In the distance can be seen Licancabur and Juriques. The Cordillera Domeyko is a mountain range of the Andes located in northern Chile, west of Salar de Atacama. It runs north-south for approximately 600 km, [1] parallel to the main chain.
The Atacama Desert (Spanish: Desierto de Atacama) is a desert plateau located on the Pacific coast of South America, in the north of Chile.Stretching over a 1,600-kilometre-long (1,000-mile) strip of land west of the Andes Mountains, it covers an area of 105,000 km 2 (41,000 sq mi), [2] which increases to 128,000 km 2 (49,000 sq mi) if the barren lower slopes of the Andes are included.
La edición y circulación de mapas, cartas geográficas y otros documentos sobre los límites y fronteras de Chile no tienen relación alguna con la República de Chile de acuerdo al artículo 2 g) del DFL Nº83 de 1979 del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores.
Each region was given a Roman numeral, followed by a name (e.g. IV Región de Coquimbo, read as "fourth region of Coquimbo" in Spanish).When the regional structure was created, Roman numerals were assigned in ascending order from north to south, with the northernmost region designated as I (first) and the southernmost region as XII (twelfth).
Salar de Atacama, located 55 km (34 mi) south of San Pedro de Atacama, is the largest salt flat in Chile. [1] It is surrounded by mountains and lacks drainage outlets. To the east, it is enclosed by the main chain of the Andes , while to the west lies a secondary mountain range called Cordillera de Domeyko .
Llanos de Challe National Park is located on the Pacific coast of the Atacama Region, Chile. The park's mountains are moistened by the Camanchaca, creating a fog and mist-fed ecosystem called lomas (Spanish for "hills"). The park is one of the southernmost locations of the lomas which are scattered along the coastal desert from northern Chile ...
Mountain Metres Feet Location and Notes Ojos del Salado: 6,891: 22,608: Atacama Region – Highest volcano on Earth: Nevado Tres Cruces: 6,749: 22,142: Atacama ...